Sajedah Al-khzaleh

Sajedah Al-khzaleh is a transfer junior from the southside of Chicago, and one of the assistant news editors for the PHOENIX for the fall of 2017. She previously attended Harold Washington College where she was news editor. Her dream is to bring diversity in the the media. Besides reporting, she loves writing and performing slam poetry.

It’s that time of year again, and Loyola has decked out its buildings with decorations for the holiday season. But Christmas gets more attention on campus than other religious holidays. Although Loyola fosters a space …

Loyola’s diversity survey — which was originally open from Oct. 31 to Nov.17 — is now extended until Nov. 30 after low student participation. Only 14 percent of the 16,461 enrolled students responded to the …

In honor of Veterans Day Nov. 11, The PHOENIX spoke with several veterans and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets at Loyola and found that their military identities influence their everyday student life.

A Loyola student was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of the afternoon on Saturday, according to Loyola Campus Safety. The 21-year-old student was approached from behind on the 6300 block of North Lakewood Avenue …

Loyola officials believe the increase in stalking is due to students feeling more comfortable reporting incidents. The Clery Act Annual Bulletin lists all crimes and hate offenses, arrests and disciplinary referrals on all of Loyola’s …

Loyola student Arnaldo Enriquez spends a lot of time on trains. The 22-year-old transfer student, majoring in political science and economics, commutes from Midlothian, a village in Cook County. His day begins …

While some crime decreased on Loyola’s campuses, there was an increase in reported rapes, stalking incidents and burglaries last year, according to Campus Safety’s 2017 Clery Act Annual Security Report.